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Accountability
The Crown has called for harsh sentences against Senior Inspector Mathibeli Mofolo and Senior Superintendent Thabo Tšukulu, convicted in connection with the 2016 death of Police Constable Mokalekale Khetheng, arguing they abused their authority and undermined the justice system. The defence requested leniency, citing Mofolo's previously unblemished record
Accountability
Four daughters of the late Tšoanelo Lekena are challenging a lease issued to businessman Mahommed Abubaker over a commercial property in Hlotse, claiming their father was allocated the plot in 1978 and bequeathed it to them before his death around 1980. The case before the Leribe Magistrate Court involves disputes
Accountability
Defence and National Security Permanent Secretary Mpopo Tšoele has suspended the Lesotho Defence Force's Procurement Manager and assumed procurement functions himself, directing purchases of supplies such as meat and gas while allegedly bypassing established procurement procedures. Tšoele maintains his actions are aimed at obtaining value for money and
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Police have completed their investigation into the death of Moletsane Makhabane, a former Lesotho Times production chief who died at Life-Line Pharmacy in Maseru in March 2026 after an unauthorised procedure, with the case now before the Director of Public Prosecutions for a prosecution decision. The pharmacy and the
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Murder charges against Naledi Funeral Planners founder Thabiso Madiba have been withdrawn from Maseru Magistrate's Court because other suspects linked to the February 2023 killings of two company associates remain at large. The Director of Public Prosecutions retained the right to reinstate charges should the outstanding suspects be
Accountability
The Court of Appeal of Lesotho has granted Senior Judicial Commissioner Advocate Rabuka Chalatse leave to review its 2022 judgment that denied his request for salary grade upgrade from Grade J to Grade K. The court found that Chalatse met the exceptional threshold for review, citing potential non-disclosure of
Accountability
The Lesotho Electricity Company's executive management team has remained suspended for approximately 18 months since March 2025 amid allegations of financial misconduct and losses totaling close to M1 billion. The article argues that the prolonged suspension without completion of disciplinary proceedings is costly to taxpayers, operationally damaging to
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Lehlohonolo Selate, an alleged mastermind of a M50 million fraud from the Lesotho Ministry of Finance, has been arrested in South Africa and is detained at Kroonstad Prison awaiting trial on money-laundering charges. Selate is challenging two warrants of arrest issued by the Maseru Magistrates Court, claiming they were
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The Acting Director of Public Prosecutions has decided to withdraw murder charges against Thabiso Madiba, founder of Naledi Funeral Planners, who was accused of orchestrating the February 2023 killings of two company associates at a Maseru restaurant. The charges are set to be formally withdrawn before the Maseru Magistrates'
Accountability
A parliamentary committee has alleged that an Eritrean doctor heading the pediatrics department at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital lacks proper qualifications and a current retention certificate from the Lesotho Medical Council, raising patient safety concerns. The PAC questioned the authenticity of the doctor's credentials and ordered verification through
Accountability
The Public Accounts Committee has ordered the Lesotho Nursing Council to revoke the nursing assistant certificate of a Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital employee who admitted she never sat for the required licensure examination and obtained it with help from an ABC-linked politician. The hospital's HR manager has
Accountability
The National University of Lesotho argues that dismissed Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Kananelo Mosito brought his contempt of court application to the wrong forum, contending the Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter as a court of first instance. The dispute centres on whether a June 2026 High